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20-20 World Cup 2022: Teams, schedule, groups and all you need to know

Here's all you need to know about the upcoming 20-20 World Cup 2022 to be held in Australia and set to get underway on October 16.

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The 20-20 World Cup 2022 is set to kick start on October 16, Sunday and the teams are all set to take on the world by storm. As it stands, it will be a great spectacle to watch out for and the clash between India and Pakistan on October 23 might be the game of the showpiece event.

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England, are the current favourites to win the tournament alongside India, Pakistan and Australia. However, many opine that neither New Zealand nor South Africa can be ruled out of the race as they have been in decent form.

With just less than 24 hours to go to the start, let us take all that a fan must know about the mega tournament:

20-20 World Cup Teams

Here are the 16 teams involved in the tournament: Namibia, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Ireland, Scotland, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Australia, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Africa

20-20 World Cup Groups

Qualifiers round

Group A: Namibia, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates

Group B: Ireland, Scotland, West Indies, Zimbabwe

Super 12

Group A: Afghanistan, Australia, England, New Zealand, A1, B2

Group B: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Africa, A2, B1

20-20 World Cup Schedule 

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DateMatch DetailRound
16/10/2022Sri Lanka vs Namibia1ST
16/10/2022UAE vs Netherlands1ST
17/10/2022West Indies vs Scotland1ST
17/10/2022Zimbabwe vs Ireland1ST
18/10/2022Namibia vs Netherlands1ST
18/10/2022Sri Lanka vs UAE1ST
19/10/2022Scotland vs Ireland1ST
19/10/2022West Indies vs Zimbabwe1ST 
20/10/2022Sri Lanka vs Netherlands1ST
20/10/2022Namibia vs United Arab Emirates1ST
21/10/2022West Indies vs Ireland1ST
21/10/2022Scotland vs Zimbabwe1ST
22/10/2022New Zealand vs AustraliaSuper 12
22/10/2022England Vs AfghanistanSuper 12
23/10/2022A1 vs B2Super 12
23/10/2022India Vs. PakistanSuper 12
24/10/2022Bangladesh Vs A2Super 12
24/10/2022South Africa Vs. B1Super 12
25/10/ 2022Australia vs A1Super 12
26/10/2022England Vs. B2Super 12
26/10/2022New Zealand vs AfghanistanSuper 12
27/10/2022South Africa vs BangladeshSuper 12
27/10/2022India vs A2Super 12
27/10/2022Pakistan vs B1Super 12
28/10/2022Afghanistan vs B2Super 12
28/10/2022England Vs. AustraliaSuper 12
29/10/2022New Zealand vs A1Super 12
30/10/2022Bangladesh vs B1Super 12
30/10/2022Pakistan vs A2Super 12
30/10/2022South Africa Vs. IndiaSuper 12
31/10/2022Australia vs B2Super 12
1/11/2022Afghanistan vs A1Super 12
1/11/2022England vs New ZealandSuper 12
2/11/2022B1 vs A2Super 12
2/11/2022India vs. BangladeshSuper 12
3/11/2022Pakistan vs South AfricaSuper 12
4/11/2022New Zealand vs B2Super 12
4/11/2022Australia Vs. AfghanistanSuper 12
5/11/2022England Vs. A1Super 12
6/11/2022South Africa vs A2Super 12
6/11/2022Pakistan Vs. BangladeshSuper 12
6/11/2022India Vs. B1Super 12
9/11/2022TBDSemi-Final 1
10/11/2022TBCSemi-Final 2
11/11/2022TBHFinal

Broadcast Details for 20-20 World Cup 2022:

TERRITORYLive TelecastLive Streaming
IndiaStar NetworkDisney+ Hotstar
Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, MaldivesStar Network
PakistanPTV & ARY Digital NetworksTBC
BangladeshGazi TVRabbithole
CanadaTimes Internet (Willow)Hotstar
USATimes Internet (Willow)ESPN+
USA, Central & South America and MexicoESPN+
CaribbeanESPNESPN
United KingdomSky SportsSky Sports
Sub Saharan AfricaSuperSportSuperSport
SingaporeStarHubStarHub
MalaysiaAstroYupp TV
Hong KongNow TVNow TV, Yupp TV
AustraliaFox Sports, Channel NineKayo
New ZealandSky SportSky Sport
PNG, Fiji & Pacific IslandsPNG DigicelPNG Digicel
Rest of the World(Continental Europe, SE Asia & Central /South America)Yupp TV
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